The myth of Britain’s far right

“So, with a few retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda videos, US president Donald Trump did it again. He gave a bunch of irritants the oxygen of publicity. He gave them a platform. He gave them legitimacy. No, not the plums of Britain First, whose deputy leader, Jayda Fransen, originally posted the videos Trump retweeted, but those ever ready to tell us about the rise of fascism, those ready to warn us of the ‘the reach of far-right groups in the UK and Europe,’ those ready to warn us that the spirit of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts is among us once more. What’s odd about the dark mutterings of fascism’s rebirth is that in Britain there is simply not much to be reborn. The far right has remained, throughout its meagre British existence, a threat largely in imagination only …” (12/07/17)

Year-End Fundraiser

We have raised $3151 out of $5000.

$1849 left to reach our goal!

Subscribe!

Sponsors!

To the extent possible under law, the editors have waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Rational Review.
This work is published from: United States. This public domain dedication does NOT extend to content excerpted and linked from other sites pursuant to fair use.